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Winner — 1977

RAM SUNDER DAS
JNP· Janata
JNP 60.7%IND 23.0%4 others 16.4%
Votes
40,747
60.7% share
Winning margin
25,336
37.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
61.1%
of 1,09,860

Sonepur is a safe seat — RAM SUNDER DAS won by 37.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM SUNDER DAS
Janata
40,74760.7%
2
RAMESHWAR PRASAD RAI
IND
15,41122.9%
3
DHRURENDHAR SINGH
Left
8,73713.0%
4
BHOLA RAI
IND
1,4502.2%
5
SATYA NARAYAN SINGH
IND
5520.8%
6
BALESHWAR SINGH
IND
2390.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

High turnout (43rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
37.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.1% · max 41.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
43rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
107th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 60.7%IND 22.9%CPI 13.0%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,29,076
Density
919 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,425 km²
SC population15.9%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Muslim 18.4%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity11.6%
Sanitation10.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated73.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.7%
Women literate42.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Clean cooking fuel15.0%
Health insurance14.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lac Bangles🏺Makhana (Foxnut)

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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